The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

twenty years, possessed himself of vas
fund of information relative to the re
sources and methods of the Orient. H
! Is withal dry hun1orist and from frs
to last kept his audience in state o
glee which impressed rather that detract
ed from the solid features of his admira
bic paper.
, o. c. Gregg left little to be added t.
what he said relative to the cow, boil
dairy and beef stock. He has made th
bovine character and peculiarities study
for years, and his utterances are not o
the dogmatic sort, which asks you to be
lieve because he says so, but he had {
convincing reason with which to bacl
up every statement and assertion. III,
has most original way of putting
points, plain and simple, and yet almost
startling in their vividness. He dissect
ed, analysed and built up cows of vari
Gus types, explained their peculiarities
demonstrated their relative values, anG
convinced his audience that it was Meth
er wise nor necessary to breed scrub
stock aimlessly and without definite pur.
purpose. He showed why that abonina-
ton which is eating up the profits oil
more breeders than one-the general
purpose cows delusion and snare.
Col curtiss, acknowledged authority in
the dairying world, gave technical ex-
position of the subject of breeding and
managing dairy stock, with invaluable
suggestions and information relative to
the profitable conduct of the dairy. He
is pleasant speaker, an enthusiast
without being cranky, and opened up a
field of thought which will afford abund-
antoccupation for the practical and pro
gressive farmer for months to come. He
lays great stress upon breeding from
strains of repute, and merely suggested
possibilities in breeding yet unattained-
the volume of the Holstein combined
with the richness of the Jersey. \
Mr.. Holmes, the prize-winner over all
competitors in the matter of butter-mak-
ing, went down into the details of the
work in the dairy, and whoever failed to
gather information of value from him
either did not hear or is so welded to in
ferior methods that he has no desire for
Improvement.
Mr.. Gabrielson is a farmer who keeps
every detail well in hand, and under
stands and practices every device calcu-
lated to improve the farm and its pro-
ducts in every department. He considers
nothing too Insignificant for attention,
and it is in details that he is strong.
Every feature, from buildings mammoth
barn to selecting cockerel for breeding,
has received the most conscientious con-
sideration from him, and as an all-around
farmer he has few equals. He does not
know how to lecture, but he has facul-
ty of imparting what he he knows in a
plain, rnatter-of-fact way that carries it
straight to his hearers. -
Miss Sanford Of the State University,
gave an admirable lecture in home-life on
the farm, and off it too-for that matter,
and she was listened to with interest by a
fine audience. She is good speaker,
and her lecture was full of valuable prac-
teal comm on-sense.
The farmers institute is thing of the
past. 1t was a success, and as Mr.. Gregg
frequently said it is only the first one in
place we have any concern over Sub
sequent ores will be attended without
any effort to induce farmers to come So
will it be here. Whenever another one
shall be announced it will require large
hall to accommodate the attendance.